1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 39
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Paul G. Pistoria (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Vernon K. Hanks (R) by 13.7 points.
Paul G. PistoriaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%1,032
Vernon K. HanksRepublican
43.2%784
1,816 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET